Philadelphia cop is charged with murder for shooting unarmed 12-year-old boy dead while he lay on the ground

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[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You have a right to shoot first when you have justification to fear for your life. Following children in an unmarked car in the ghetto like you are a bunch of gang bangers about to jump them is justification.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Children with guns? That's not normal in 99% of the U.S. Plus, you are defining "fear for your life" totally differently than me. If either of us started shooting when we felt uneasy, we would be in jail for murder or attempted murder.

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Context matters. If a gang started chasing you down a dark alley and you started shooting you would not be charged with murder.